Scale Trains HO UP U50C

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Oh, how many times have I considered doing the same, but never able to pull the trigger? More than I can recall. I tip my hat to you. The Bowser HO MLW C-630M/M-630/M-636 line was about as close as I've come to actually buying something HO. The Aurora HR-616 is still a possibility, but I resist. Thing is, I know if the old man had decided in 1984 that we were going to be HO scaler's instead of N scaler's, I'd be a lot further along in representing (equipment-wise at the least) my memories of being a 13 year-old at trackside. I'm a little annoyed at his decision. I'm not getting any younger, and it's been 25 years since I started to seriously collect N scale equipment for the late 1980's in southern Ontario, and the gaps are many. Freight car wise it's not too bad (maybe 50% there), but locomotives are another story... 5% maybe. Sigh.

The trick is to make friends with some HO Scale guys who will let you come stretch their legs occasionally.

[C855B]

Thinking about the Italian car vs. railfanning thing, it dawned on me I had this old picture proving same, taken by a buddy:

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Mojave, Fiat, ATSF train, 20-year-old nerd trying hard to look cool in spite of car counter in right hand and notepad in his left. Orange antenna on Fiat was for scanner.

[u18b]

From HO U50C to Italian cars....

Railwire thread drift at it's finest.

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